Holder for pockets



Sept 25, 1923.

. A.P.STARK HOLDER FOR POCKETS Filed Jan. 16, 1922 v7 1 57am" INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 25; 1923.

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Application filedd'anuary 1S, 1922.. Serial F0. 529,605. I

To all 7mm it may concern Be it known that I, ALMA P. STARK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake 5 and State of Utah, have invented new and useful Improvements in Holders for Pockets, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my present invention is the provision of a holder of the type designed to be used in garment pockets to retain pencils and other articles against casual displacement; the said holder being characterized by simplicity of construction and the facility with which it may be fabricated, and a being susceptible of easy application without injuring the fabric of a garment and being adapted to be conveniently used and also being eflicient for the purpose for which it is designed. I

To the attainment of the foregoing, the invention consists inthe improvement as hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the. accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification Figure 1 is an elevation showing my novel holder as properly applied to a vest pocket.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse section taken in the plane indicated by the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken in the plane indicated by the line 33 of Figure '1, looking downwardly.

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail perspective showing one of the loops of the holder that are designed tostraddle the upper edge portion of the outer wall of the pocket.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings.

The garment pocket is provided with an outer wall 1 and is otherwise, by preference, of the ordinary well known construction.

My novel holder includes a metallic body and a section 2 of stiff leather. The metallic body is made up of an outer jaw formed by a shallow loop 3, an inner jaw 4: formed by the terminal portions of the piece of metal which terminal portions may or may not be joined in the discretion of the manufacturer, and upright loops 5 interposed between the ends of the outer jaw 3 and the ends of the inner jaw 4 so as to straddle the upper edge portion of the pocket wall 1, and having by preference On their inner legs upwardly directed barbs 6, the function of which is to engage the inner Side of the outer wall 1 'Or the pocket'with a view to positively securing the holder of itself to the pocket wall. It will also be understood that the loops 5 are possessed of resiliency and hence their pendent portions have a clamping action against opposite sides of the pocket wall 1. From this it also follows that the loops 5 may be sprung open to facilitate removal of the.

holder from the pocket wall when such removal is desired or expedient. Y

The stiff leather section 2 is connected to the inner jaw 4: and extends upwardly therefrom so that when the said section 2 is pressed toward the body of the, wearer it a guide, and in this connection it will be understood that the said leather section 2 rests between the jaw 4: and the inserted and held article so that no metal will contact with said inserted and held article.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that my novel holder is simple andinexpensive in construction, is adapted *to be quickly and easily applied to a pocket without being liable to accidental displacement, and, will be efiicient in securely holding articles in the pocket. 7 It will also be apparent that the exterior jaw or shallow loop 3 is the only metallic portion of the holder that is visible, and that therefore the said exteriorv jaw or loop 3 may be nickel plated or otherwise embellished with a view to enhancing the finished appearance of the garment to which the holder is applied.

The body may be made of fiat spring metal, when desired or of any other appropriate material, without affecting my invention.

The stiff leather section 2 of the improvement may be folded and may extend upwardly out of the pocket and be visible so as to display the name of the manufacturer. The said section 2 may also be extended to the bottom of the pocket to serve as a guide and pocket protector; also, the loops 5"may form any angle other than that shown, and other changes may be made without aifecting my invention as defined in my appended claim. I

The jaw 4 is shaped differently from the jaw 3 in order to secure the holder in the pocket by the outer curve pressing against the side Wall of the pocket, the apex of the curve of jaw 4: being numbered 4P."

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat A holder for securing pencils and other articles in a garment pocket, comprising a body made up of an outer loop shaped jaw,

an inner jaw, and upright loops Joining sectio of leather connected to and covering the inner jaw of the body and extending upwardly from said jaw.

In testimony whereof aflixrmy signature 7 ALMA P. STARK; 

